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INSPIRATION<\/h4>\n
\"Serramanna\"
San Leonardo parish church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a linear journey of a few kilometers across the great Campidano plain, I arrive in the village welcomed by the Councilor for Culture Guido, who offers me a coffee and takes me to visit the village.<\/p>\n

\"Serramanna\"
Interior of the San Leonardo parish church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The San Leonardo parish church<\/strong>, with a white and rectangular fa\u00e7ade, whose octagonal bell tower stands out against the blue sky. The portal with the decorated architrave is impressive, inside there are several chapels containing important works of art, wooden altars and paintings, such as that of the Madonna delle Anime by the Neapolitan artist Tonelli<\/strong>, and precious marbles that adorn every part of the church.<\/p>\n

\"Serramanna\"
Two-storey building in rammed earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Walking through Serramanna I understand why the village belongs to the National Association of Rammed Earth Cities<\/strong>: many buildings are built entirely with mud bricks, some even with two floors, noble buildings as well as humbler houses.<\/p>\n

\"Serramanna\"
Bixinau de cresia (church neighbourhood)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Serramanna has 13 neighborhoods, the eighteenth-century bixinaus<\/em><\/strong>, and a recent project has affixed ceramic plaques to identify them. We pass the abandoned barracks<\/strong>, then the church of Sant’Angelo<\/strong> and arrive at Piazza Caduti sul Lavoro<\/strong> where there is a beautiful monument by the local sculptor Pino Pinna<\/strong>, all in red Fordongianus trachyte, and various murals.<\/p>\n

\"Serramanna\"
Mural made by the F.R.A.D.E.S. group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the municipal park there is the first book exchange house in Sardinia, the “Little Free Library<\/strong>“. Opposite, on the wall of the sports field, there are a series of modern murals<\/strong> created by the F.R.A.D.E.S. group<\/strong>, born with the intention of commemorating the boys from Serramanna who died prematurely, through cultural, entertainment and social activities in an annual event.<\/p>\n

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Mural by Luciano Lixi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continuing through the village we come across other murals, including those by the Serramanna artist Luciano Lixi<\/strong>, we arrive at the loggias of the old market<\/strong> and then at the building of the former Monte Granatico<\/strong>, where a series of very original nativity scenes<\/strong> are on display.<\/p>\n